textile

[ teks-tahyl, -til ]
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noun
  1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting.

  2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile.

adjective
  1. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics.

  2. of or relating to weaving.

  1. of or relating to textiles or the production of textiles: the textile industry.

Origin of textile

1
1520–30; <Latin textilis woven, textile (noun use of neuter) woven fabric, equivalent to text(us), past participle of texere to weave + -ilis, -ile-ile

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British Dictionary definitions for textile

textile

/ (ˈtɛkstaɪl) /


noun
  1. any fabric or cloth, esp woven

  2. raw material suitable to be made into cloth; fibre or yarn

  1. a non-nudist, as described by nudists; one who wears clothes

adjective
  1. of or relating to fabrics or the making of fabrics

Origin of textile

1
C17: from Latin textilis woven, from texere to weave

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